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New York Manumission Society opens a school forblacks in New York City, the Af
New York Manumission Society opens a school for blacks in New York City, the African Free School (schools are eventually transferred to city authorities).
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Jan
0
1787
First Black newspaper, Freedom's Journal,
First Black newspaper, Freedoms Journal, published in New York City.
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Mar
16
1827
Black Orphanage Destroyed by Angry Whites
Working class Irish in New York City, angered by the Conscription Act that allowed exemptions from military service for $300, burned a provost marshals office and the Colored Orphan Asylum. The act triggered a three-day anti-black race riot.
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Jul
13
1863
Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard born
Sugar Ray Leonard
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May
17
1956
First Black Elected Mayor of a Major City
Being elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio made Carl Stokes the first Black to be elected mayor of a major city.
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Nov
13
1967
Zion AME Church dedicated in New York City
Zion AME Church dedicated in New York City.
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Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Sep
7
1800
William "Bill" Richmond is taken by General Earl Percy,commander of the Britis
William Bill Richmond is taken by General Earl Percy, commander of the British forces occupying New York, to England to box against British soldiers.
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Jan
0
1777
Fifth national Black convention met in New York
Fifth national Black convention met in New York with fifty delegates from eight states.
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Jun
2
1834
Death of poet Countee Cullen
Death of poet Countee Cullen (42), New York City.
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Jan
9
1946
Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opened school for Blacks
Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opened school for Blacks in New York City.
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Feb
28
1704
Maynard Jackson elected mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jackson elected mayor of Atlanta.
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Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Oct
16
1973
Black Men and Women Elected To Congress
A record number of Black congressmen and the first Black woman representative were elected to Congress. The nine Black congressmen and Sen. Edward W. Brooke topped the previous high of eight in the Forty-fourth Congress of 1875-77. The first Black woman representative, Shirley Chisholm of the
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Nov
5
1968
Death of actor Canada Lee (45), New York City
Death of actor Canada Lee (45), New York
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Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
May
9
1952
First Black Mayor of Houston, Texas
Lee Brown became Houstons first black mayor narrowly defeating businessman Rob Mosbacher.
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Dec
6
1997
The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.
The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Dec
4
1909
Inventor Granville T. Woods dies
Inventor Granville T. Woods dies in New York City on January 30, 1910.
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Jan
30
1910
Birthday
Carmen McRae Born April 8, 1920. After winning an amateur contest at Harlems legendary Apollo Theatre in her hometown New York City, McRae went on to become a noted jazz singer with Earl Hines, Mercer Duke Ellington and Benny Carter bands among others and recording more than 20 albums. She Died
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Apr
8
1920
Suit accusing New York City Board of Education of
Suit accusing New York City Board of Education of using racial quotas filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Black and Puerto Rican children.
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Jan
16
1962
Viro "Black Sam" Small makes his wrestling debutat Owney's Bastile in New York
Viro Black Sam Small makes his wrestling debut at Owneys Bastile in New York; he is the first known black wrestler in the U.S.
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Jan
0
1870
Loretta Thompson Glickman
Loretta Thompson Glickman was the first black mayor of Pasadena, California, and the first woman to serve as mayor of a U.S. city of 100,000 or more people.
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Jan
0
0
African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church formally organized at meeting in New York City.
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Jun
21
1821
Singer Leslie Uggams born
Singer Leslie Uggams, who made her singing debut with the Lawrence Welk Band, was born in New York city.
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May
25
1943
Actress Cicely Tyson is born in New York, NY
Actress Cicely Tyson is born in New York, NY
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Dec
19
1933
Riot prevented Paul Robeson form singing
Riot prevented Paul Robeson form singing at the Lakeland picnic grounds near Peekskill, Weschester County, New York.
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Sponsored by Pride Academy
Aug
28
1949
Colin L. Powell
Colin.L. Powell was born in 1937 in New York City,New York.
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Jan
0
1937
Runnin' Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway
Runnin Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway. Miller and Lyles Productions introduced Charleston to New York and the world.
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Sponsored by Intellitech
Oct
29
1923
Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black
Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of citys with over a million citizens, 1973
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Nov
6
1973
Shirley Franklin is sworn in
Shirley Franklin is sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and the only African American female mayor of a major American city.
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Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Jan
7
2002
Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represente
Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represented only 15% of the LA electorate, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of city with over a million citizens, 1973
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Nov
6
1973
Spingarn Medal: Charles R. Drew
Spingarn Medal presented to Charles R. Drew who set up and ran the blood plasma bank in the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City which served as one of the models for the widespread system of blood banks now in operation for the American Red Cross.
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Aug
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1944
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